DateTypeAdapter

java.lang.Object
- com.google.gson.TypeAdapter<java.util.Date>
- - com.google.gson.internal.bind.DateTypeAdapter

```
public final class DateTypeAdapter
extends TypeAdapter<java.util.Date>
```
Adapter for Date. Although this class appears stateless, it is not. DateFormat captures its time zone and locale when it is created, which gives this class state. DateFormat isn't thread safe either, so this class has to synchronize its read and write methods.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`private java.util.List<java.text.DateFormat>`	`dateFormats`	List of 1 or more different date formats used for de-serialization attempts.
`static TypeAdapterFactory`	`FACTORY`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DateTypeAdapter()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`private java.util.Date`	`deserializeToDate(java.lang.String json)`
`java.util.Date`	`read(JsonReader in)`	Reads one JSON value (an array, object, string, number, boolean or null) and converts it to a Java object.
`void`	`write(JsonWriter out, java.util.Date value)`	Writes one JSON value (an array, object, string, number, boolean or null) for `value`.

Methods inherited from class com.google.gson.TypeAdapter
fromJson, fromJson, fromJsonTree, nullSafe, toJson, toJson, toJsonTree

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - FACTORY
```
public static final TypeAdapterFactory FACTORY
```
  - dateFormats
```
private final java.util.List<java.text.DateFormat> dateFormats
```
    List of 1 or more different date formats used for de-serialization attempts. The first of them (default US format) is used for serialization as well.
- Constructor Detail
  - DateTypeAdapter
```
public DateTypeAdapter()
```
- Method Detail
  - read
```
public java.util.Date read(JsonReader in)
                    throws java.io.IOException
```
    Description copied from class: TypeAdapter
    
    Reads one JSON value (an array, object, string, number, boolean or null) and converts it to a Java object. Returns the converted object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    read in class TypeAdapter<java.util.Date>
    
    Returns:
    
    the converted Java object. May be null.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException
  - deserializeToDate
```
private java.util.Date deserializeToDate(java.lang.String json)
```
  - write
```
public void write(JsonWriter out,
                  java.util.Date value)
           throws java.io.IOException
```
    Description copied from class: TypeAdapter
    
    Writes one JSON value (an array, object, string, number, boolean or null) for value.
    
    Specified by:
    
    write in class TypeAdapter<java.util.Date>
    
    value - the Java object to write. May be null.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException